10.28.2009

Directed + Animated by Lorenzo Veracini and Nandini Nambiar. Written by Marco Avoletta. Italy. This was their thesis film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy.This short is about Swiss scientist/doctor Albert Hofmann, the first person to synthesize LSD... he discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD on his bicycle trip home in 1943 after 'accidentally' ingesting some. Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and wrote a number of books, including LSD: My Problem Child. abicycletripart.blogspot.com